Bill Clinton actually said...

"I think the people really ought to be taken into consideration here, and I hope they will be."

"Judge Mikva, a man of uncompromising integrity and judgment, is the right person for this job."

"He is a man of great decency who loves his country very much."

"I am delighted to announce that Chief Judge Abner Mikva of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will become the new White House Counsel, effective October 1st."